[2] In September 1796, Dutertre set out for a campaign on the 20-gun Modeste, which had previously been captained by Robert Surcouf under the name Émilie.
On 19 March the East Indiaman Dublin recaptured Solimany, Captain Hamed Pelley, master, of eight guns.
[2] He was a friend and rival to Robert Surcouf in the Indian Ocean, one of whose several captured British East Indiamen was carrying the theodolite that would be used to triangulate the Indies and then measure the height of Mount Everest – this was returned "with compliments, for science".
His dispute over recruiting crews at Port Louis on Mauritius – lured by a "better diet on board" – was settled by governor Malartic.
[7] He later captured Governor North, Marquis de Wellesley[note 2] and a brig, before returning to Mauritius, where he arrived with his prizes on 21 September 1800.